RECON: TNO occultation with 503858

Event between (503858) 98HQ151 and star GA0780:19350022 with event index number of 2452625

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/09/27 04:39:14 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:15:53.9 -11:34:15
Equinox of date position of star is 19:17:12.8 -11:31:39
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 159 degrees from the moon. Moon is 26% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.3

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Object is 33.9 AU from the Sun and 33.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 5.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 0.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 347 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4231 km.
The sky-plane scale is 24400.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=104.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 21.0 sec chord
Diameter=42.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 503858, (2024/09/27 04:39UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:55.7 -26:29:05  0.9 41.83 127
Nunki          18:56:47.9 -26:15:49  2.0 15.51 159
PPM 235666     19:14:38.5 -12:14:21  5.2  0.96 159
PPM 235744     19:17:49.9 -11:31:23  7.6  0.14 159
503858         19:17:16.3 -11:31:32 16.6       159
Positions are for equinox of date

This table contains the target star visibility for the RECON network. The observing range has been set to a maximum of 2.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=11.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 04:20:50 -23.2 Dark Down 27.5 201.4 Low 04:05:50 - 04:35:50 11
Kamloops 04:20:24 -23.9 Dark Down 24.8 204.1 Low 04:05:24 - 04:35:24 -99
Peachland 04:20:29 -24.7 Dark Down 25.5 204.9 Low 04:05:29 - 04:35:29 -180
Summerland 04:20:30 -24.9 Dark Down 25.6 205.0 Low 04:05:30 - 04:35:30 -193
Kelowna 04:20:28 -24.8 Dark Down 25.3 205.2 Low 04:05:28 - 04:35:28 -195
Penticton 04:20:31 -25.0 Dark Down 25.6 205.2 Low 04:05:31 - 04:35:31 -204
Oliver 04:20:34 -25.1 Dark Down 25.9 205.3 Low 04:05:34 - 04:35:34 -220
Manson/Chelan 04:20:48 -25.5 Dark Down 27.3 205.0 Low 04:05:48 - 04:35:48 -240
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:20:33 -25.3 Dark Down 26.0 205.5 Low 04:05:33 - 04:35:33 -241
Wenatchee 04:20:52 -25.6 Dark Down 27.7 204.9 Low 04:05:52 - 04:35:52 -250
Ellensburg 04:20:57 -25.7 Dark Down 28.2 204.8 Low 04:05:57 - 04:35:57 -253
Brewster 04:20:44 -25.6 Dark Down 27.0 205.3 Low 04:05:44 - 04:35:44 -255
Okanogan 04:20:42 -25.5 Dark Down 26.7 205.4 Low 04:05:42 - 04:35:42 -256
Yakima 04:20:59 -25.8 Dark Down 28.5 204.9 Low 04:05:59 - 04:35:59 -271
The Dalles 04:21:11 -25.9 Dark Down 29.6 204.5 Low 04:06:11 - 04:36:11 -271
Toppenish/White Swan 04:21:00 -26.0 Dark Down 28.7 205.1 Low 04:06:00 - 04:36:00 -292
Maupin 04:21:16 -26.2 Dark Down 30.0 204.7 Low 04:06:16 - 04:36:16 -298
Sisters 04:21:26 -26.3 Dark Down 30.9 204.5 Up 04:06:26 - 04:36:26 -301
Oregon Observatory 04:21:28 -26.6 Dark Down 31.2 204.7 Up 04:06:28 - 04:36:28 -329
Bend 04:21:26 -26.6 Dark Down 31.0 204.8 Up 04:06:26 - 04:36:26 -331
Chiloquin 04:21:46 -26.9 Dark Down 32.5 204.7 Up 04:06:46 - 04:36:46 -356
Klamath Falls 04:21:46 -27.1 Dark Down 32.8 204.9 Up 04:06:46 - 04:36:46 -378
PNWRO 04:21:01 -27.1 Dark Down 28.6 206.8 Low 04:06:01 - 04:36:01 -415
Fall River/Burney 04:22:00 -27.9 Dark Down 33.7 205.7 Up 04:07:00 - 04:37:00 -459
Cedarville 04:21:51 -28.5 Dark Down 32.9 206.9 Up 04:06:51 - 04:36:51 -531
Greenville 04:22:09 -28.6 Dark Down 34.4 206.5 Up 04:07:09 - 04:37:09 -534
Gimple 04:22:10 -28.7 Dark Down 34.4 206.6 Up 04:07:10 - 04:37:10 -541
Quincy 04:22:13 -28.7 Dark Down 34.6 206.6 Up 04:07:13 - 04:37:13 -544
Portola 04:22:13 -29.1 Dark Down 34.5 207.1 Up 04:07:13 - 04:37:13 -587
Reno 04:22:14 -29.7 Dark Down 34.5 208.0 Up 04:07:14 - 04:37:14 -650
Carson City 04:22:17 -29.8 Dark Down 34.8 208.1 Up 04:07:17 - 04:37:17 -668
Gardnerville 04:22:17 -30.0 Dark Down 35.0 208.2 Up 04:07:17 - 04:37:17 -683
Yerington 04:22:16 -30.4 Dark Down 34.8 208.9 Up 04:07:16 - 04:37:16 -727
Lee Vining 04:22:28 -30.9 Dark Down 35.6 209.3 Up 04:07:28 - 04:37:28 -779
Hawthorne 04:22:17 -30.9 Dark Down 35.0 209.6 Up 04:07:17 - 04:37:17 -791
Bishop 04:22:32 -31.6 Dark Down 35.8 210.4 Up 04:07:32 - 04:37:32 -864
Sleaford 04:19:44 -30.3 Dark Down 19.0 218.0 Really Low 04:04:44 - 04:34:44 -893
Wildwood 04:23:14 -33.0 Dark Down 38.7 211.6 Up 04:08:14 - 04:38:14 -1003
Beatty 04:22:35 -33.0 Dark Down 35.6 212.3 Up 04:07:35 - 04:37:35 -1017
Idyllwild 04:23:17 -34.5 Dark Down 38.1 213.9 Up 04:08:17 - 04:38:17 -1176
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:22:53 -35.4 Dark Down 36.0 215.5 Up 04:07:53 - 04:37:53 -1277
Calipatria 04:23:17 -35.7 Dark Down 38.0 215.4 Up 04:08:17 - 04:38:17 -1303
Patrick 04:22:42 -35.8 Dark Down 35.5 216.1 Up 04:07:42 - 04:37:42 -1320
Lake Havasu City 04:22:59 -35.9 Dark Down 36.4 216.0 Up 04:07:59 - 04:37:59 -1331
Yuma 04:23:22 -36.6 Dark Down 37.9 216.6 Up 04:08:22 - 04:38:22 -1398
George/Scottsdale 04:23:03 -38.1 Dark Down 35.8 219.0 Up 04:08:03 - 04:38:03 -1568
Dunrhomin 04:21:31 -38.7 Dark Down 27.5 222.5 Low 04:06:31 - 04:36:31 -1685
CU-SBO 04:21:35 -38.8 Dark Down 27.7 222.5 Low 04:06:35 - 04:36:35 -1694
Nikitin 04:21:33 -38.8 Dark Down 27.7 222.5 Low 04:06:33 - 04:36:33 -1695

Azimuth is measured in degrees eastward from north. North is at an azimuth of 0, due East is at an azimuth of 90 degrees, due South is 180, and due West is 270.

Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.

Star training set for 503858, (2024/09/27 04:39UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 41.83 127
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:50  2.0 15.51 159
PPM 235666     19:13:15.6 -12:16:58  5.2  0.96 159
PPM 235744     19:16:27.4 -11:34:06  7.6  0.14 159
503858         19:15:53.9 -11:34:15 16.6       159
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/09/03 03:06:01 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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